DATE: 12 October 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
Truck deliveries for the emergency beach fill at the Longboat Key Club (Segment 6) concluded on Friday October 7th. The Contractor is currently completing the grading and dressing of the beach fill area, including the transition area between the truck haul and dredged fill areas (see photo). Demobilization should be completed later this week.
At the North End of the Key (Segment 7), Norfolk Dredging Company brought the dredge Pullen back to Longboat Pass and restarted the dredging and beach operations on Monday October 10th. The Contractor has placed approximately 75% of the scheduled sand volume for the Longboat Pass project. The southward fill operations have reached the smaller circular seawall at 6541 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The project is expected to extend to a point just south of Gulfside Road. Work on this segment is expected to take another 10 to 14 days (including cleanup and demobilization, barring any unforeseen delays).
Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 5 October 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
The Town is keeping close watch on Hurricane Matthew as it is forecast to travel up the east coast of Florida. With that potential track, strong winds and rain are still likely for Longboat Key.
Beach fill operations at the Longboat Key Club (Segment 6) are progressing rapidly, with almost 67% of the scheduled truck loads delivered to the beach as of October 4th. As the Contractor nears completion, the truck loads will be placed to create as smooth a transition as possible to the New Pass fill section north of the Club. Work on this segment, including clean-up and demobilization, may be completed by next week (week of October 10th).
At the North End of the Key (Segment 7), Norfolk Dredging Company has moved the dredge Pullen to safe harbor in Tampa Bay until Matthew passes. The Contractor has placed approximately 50% of the scheduled sand volume for the Longboat Pass project. The southward fill operations have reached the large seawall at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The project is expected to extend to a point just south of Gulfside Road. Once the dredge returns and re-starts, work on this segment is expected to take another two to three weeks (including cleanup and demobilization, barring any unforeseen delays).
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DATE: 28 September 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
Beach fill operations began this week for both the South End emergency truck haul at the Longboat Key Club (Segment 6) and the Longboat Pass dredging and beach nourishment project between North Shore Road and the Gulfside Road Beach Access 6399 Gulside Rd. (Segment 7). Work on both segments is expected to last for roughly 3-4 weeks.
Dredging and beach placement is complete for Segment #5 (South End New Pass fill), and the beach has recently been tilled to reduce compaction effects in the sand. The South End truck haul, performed by Earth Tech Enterprises, will extend northward from the Longboat Key Club (Inn on The Beach) Resort to match up with the New Pass dredged fill placement along the southern L’Ambiance property.
At the North End, Norfolk Dredging Company has completed the northern segment of the fill between Broadway Street and North Shore Road, with the placement of approximately 30,000 cubic yards of sand. As of today, the dredge crew is placing sand along the southern end of the Whitney Beach area and proceeding southward to Gulfside Road.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,185 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 201 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 534 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
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DATE: 21 September 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
Preparation work for the South End emergency truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), commenced this week at the Longboat Key Club, and regular truck deliveries of sand are planned to begin September 26th. This work is expected to last for 3 weeks (approx.).
Dredging and beach placement is complete for Segment #5 (South End New Pass fill)! Norfolk Dredging Company completed beach fill operations for the New Pass portion of the dredging project on Monday September 19. The Contractor placed a total of 234,000 cubic yards of sand from the Pass on the beach between L’Ambiance and Regent Place. This volume includes about 19,000 cubic yards of material placed to restore sand lost during Hurricane Hermine earlier this month. Final beach tilling and cleanup operations are expected to be completed in the next 10 days (approx.).
Norfolk Dredging Company is currently moving the dredge Pullen and its equipment to Longboat Pass this week to commence beach fill operations in Segment #7. Work will commence later this week or early next week in the area between North Shore Road and Broadway Street. The smaller fill segment south of North Shore Road (south of the concrete groin) will require 3-4 days, after which the operations will shift to south Whitney Beach and will proceed southward to Gulfside Road.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,185 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 201 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 534 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
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DATE: 14 September 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf. Mote Marine personnel will be out assessing the impacts from Hurricane Hermine on the hundreds of nests on Longboat Key.
Norfolk Dredging Company is nearing completion of the New Pass portion of the dredging and beach nourishment project. Post-storm surveys after Hurricane Hermine revealed the need to replace some sand lost and to clear portions of the borrow area that shoaled during the storm. This work, which will require 3-4 days to perform, will be completed before the dredge Pullen departs and heads to Longboat Pass.
As of Tuesday September 13th, the dredge had pumped almost 185,000 cy of sand onto the Longboat Key shoreline from L’Ambiance up to Longboat Key Towers. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to wrap up in the next two weeks.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete (mid to late September), the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road (Segment 7).
The South End emergency truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), south of the dredge fill area, is planned to commence the week of September 19th at the Longboat Key Club.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,185 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 201 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 533 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters. Mote Marine personnel are evaluating the impacts of Hurricane Hermine on the nests along Longboat Key.
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DATE: 7 September 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf. Mote Marine personnel will be out assessing the impacts from Hurricane Hermine on the hundreds of nests on Longboat Key.
Norfolk Dredging Company returned the dredge Pullen back to New Pass on Sunday September 4th after Hurricane Hermine passed by offshore. Surveyors re-surveyed the beach and the channel borrow area to measure for any sand losses or gains. Town personnel are evaluating these data to determine if any changes in the beach fill operations will be made.
As of Tuesday September 6th, the dredge had pumped almost 110,000 cy of sand onto the Longboat Key shoreline near L’Ambiance and The Pierre. Beach fill operations have resumed, progressing northward to Regent Place. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to last roughly 4 weeks, not including the storm delay.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete (mid to late September), the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road (Segment 7). At the same time, a supplemental truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), south of the dredge fill area, is planned for September.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,184 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 201 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 504 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters. Mote Marine personnel are evaluating the impacts of Hurricane Hermine on the nests along Longboat Key.
Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 2 September 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf. Mote Marine personnel will be out assessing the impacts from Hurricane Hermine on the hundreds of nests on Longboat Key.
The Contractor, Norfolk Dredging Company, pulled the dredge Pullen into safe harbor in Tampa Bay on August 28th/29th. As of today the Contractor plans to remobilize the dredge back to New Pass this Sunday, assuming the wave conditions continue to decrease over the weekend.
As of Sunday August 28th , the dredge had pumped over 80,000 cy of sand onto the Longboat Key shoreline near L’Ambiance and The Pierre. Surveyors will be out over the weekend assessing the impacts of the storm on the constructed fill sections. When beach fill construction resumes, work will progress northward to Regent Place. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to last roughly 4 weeks, not including the storm delay.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete (mid to late September), the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road (Segment 7). At the same time, a supplemental truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), south of the dredge fill area, is planned for September.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,184 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 201 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 504 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
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DATE: 24 August 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
The Town and Contractor are currently watching the developing tropical weather situation and making a plan for severe weather should it arise.
Norfolk Dredging Company commenced dredging operations from New Pass late on Thursday August 18th, pumping sand to the south end of Longboat Key in Segment 5. Beach fill construction is progressing northward along the L’Ambiance portion of the beach, and additional shore pipe pieces have been delivered to the beach to progress northward to Regent Place. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to last roughly 4 weeks.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete, the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road (Segment 7). This work will commence in September after Labor Day. At the same time, a supplemental truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), south of the dredge fill area, is planned for September.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,175 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 200 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 421 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 19 August 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
The Central Key truck haul, Segments 1-4, is complete.
Norfolk Dredging Company commenced dredging operations from New Pass late on Thursday August 18th, pumping sand to the south end of Longboat Key in Segment 5. Over the next few days, the Contractor will bring additional shore pipe pieces to the beach as bulldozers shape the beach into the design profile and construct the beach from south to north from L’Ambiance to Regent Place.
Norfolk Dredging Company’s dredge Pullen is a hydraulic cutterhead-suction pipeline dredge, approximately 150 ft in length and 40 ft wide. The dredge will use its 6,500 horsepower 24” on-board pumps to pump sand and water from the channel borrow area through a pipeline to the beach. No additional booster pumps will be used. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to last roughly 4 weeks.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete, the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road (Segment 7). This work will commence in September after Labor Day. At the same time, a supplemental truck haul of sand for the south end of the key (Segment 6), south of the dredge fill area, is planned for September.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,166 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 200 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 317 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline.
Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 29 July 2016
Lights out for sea turtles! With a record sea turtle nesting season, the time has come for hatchlings to begin emerging onto the beach at night. Lights from upland areas can disorient the hatchlings and prevent them from reaching the Gulf.
The Central Key truck haul, Segments 1-4, is complete.
Beginning the week of August 8th, the dredging contractor, Norfolk Dredging Company, will begin mobilizing equipment and pipe to the south end of Longboat Key to commence construction of Segment 5, the New Pass Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project. The dredge is expected to arrive early the following week (week of August 15th). The dredging project from the New Pass channel borrow area will deliver sand to the southern L’Ambiance boundary and begin building the beach northward to Regent Place (approx.).
Norfolk Dredging Company’s dredge Pullen is a hydraulic cutterhead-suction pipeline dredge, approximately 150 ft in length and 40 ft wide. The dredge will use its 6,500 horsepower 24” on-board pumps to pump sand and water from the channel borrow area through a pipeline to the beach. No additional booster pumps will be used. Dredging operations will be occurring 24/7 to complete this work as quickly as possible. The South End/New Pass beachfill operation is expected to last roughly 4 weeks.
Once the south end dredging and sand placement in Segment 5 is complete, the dredging operations with the Pullen will move to the north end of the Key, using sand from Longboat Pass to fill two segments down to Gulfside Road. This work will commence in September after Labor Day. At the same time, a supplemental truck haul of sand for the south end of the key, south of the dredge fill area, is planned for September.
Through all the activity, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented a Longboat Key record 1,093 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key this season. 194 nests have been relocated from the completed or upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 94 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline.
Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 13 July 2016
The last truck load of sand for the 2016 Central Key Beach Nourishment Project was delivered today at noon.
DATE: 12 July 2016
The final truckloads of sand for the Central Key beach nourishment project should be delivered this week.
The contractor will deliver the final loads of sand near the access point at Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive) by Wednesday or Thursday, and then will spend a week or two removing equipment and restoring the beach access.
As of July 11, nearly 300,000 tons of sand had been delivered by truck to Longboat Key since the project started in April. Almost 98 percent of the total truck tonnage has been delivered.
Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented 876 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key, which is a record season for the island. One hundred thirty-eight nests have been relocated from construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least 20 nests have hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline.
Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
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DATE: 1 July 2016
The truck haul beach nourishment project, which continues to progress ahead of schedule, will be temporarily suspended during Independence Day weekend, July 1-4.
Sand hauling in Segment 4 — between the access point at Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive) and the 3400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive near the Seahorse Resort — should be completed by July 15. The contractor will then spend a week or two removing equipment and restoring the beach access.By June 30, over 275,000 tons of sand had been delivered by truck to Longboat Key since the project started in April. Approximately 89 percent of the total truck tonnage had been delivered.
As of June 27, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists had documented 636 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key. Ninety-eight nests had been relocated from upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. At least three nests had hatched, and the hatchlings reached Gulf waters.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline.
Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 23 June 2016
The truck haul beach nourishment project, which continues to progress ahead of schedule, will be temporarily suspended during Independence Day weekend, July 1-4.
Work in Segment 4, between the access point at Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive) and the 3200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, should be completed by mid-July.
By June 21, over 240,000 tons of sand had been delivered by truck to Longboat Key since the project started in April. Approximately 78 percent of the total truck tonnage has been delivered.
The frequency of sea turtle nesting is increasing as the Independence Day weekend approaches. That weekend is typically the peak of nesting on Longboat Key and coincides with the expected hatching of the first nests laid on Longboat Key in late April and May, according to Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists.
The biologists have documented 499 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key as of June 21. Eighty-two nests have been relocated from upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. Mote Marine personnel are working to determine how many nests may have been lost during Tropical Storm Colin.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline. At least one nest was lost during the storm.
Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 16 June 2016
The truck haul beach nourishment project resumed operations on June 9 after Tropical Storm Colin. The storm generated rough surf along the Longboat Key shoreline for over three days, destroying several sea turtle nests and at least one shorebird nest. The storm also eroded sand from the upper beach along most of Longboat Key, including areas recently built by the truck haul project. Post-storm assessments indicate that much of the eroded sand was carried directly offshore and is migrating back onshore in many areas.
Beach construction along Segment 3 is complete. (See photo below showing Segment 3 after Tropical Storm Colin.) Trucks are continuing to use the access point at Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive) to begin work on Segment 4. Trucks are rolling southward on the beach to the north boundary of the Beachcomber condominium (2721 Gulf of Mexico Drive), and sand will be placed northward to the access point over the next several weeks. The project will not affect sea turtle nests located near the Beachcomber.
As of June 15, almost 220,000 tons of sand had been delivered by truck to Longboat Key since the project started in April. Approximately 72 percent of the total truck tonnage has been delivered.
Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented 343 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key as of June 13. Sixty-eight nests have been relocated from upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. Mote Marine personnel are working to determine how many nests may have been lost during Tropical Storm Colin.
Personnel from Sauers Environmental Management continue to monitor for shorebirds, which are mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline. At least one nest was lost during the storm.
Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 06 June 2016
The Town is closely watching the development and predicted track for Tropical Depression Three. Based upon the current track forecast, the storm has the potential to create rough surf along the Longboat Key shoreline, potentially affecting the fill placement, sea turtle nests, and shorebird nests.
Meanwhile, beach fill work continues to move quickly along Segment 3, which is over 70% complete. Sand placement is now at Bayport, progressing southward to Beach Harbor Club and Gulfshore. Barring storm delays, work in this segment is expected to reach the construction access at Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive) by the end of this week (week of June 6, approx.). Operations will then move southward from the same access point to the 2900 block of Gulf of Mexico drive, north of the public access at 2825 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
As of June 5th, over 186,000 tons of sand have been delivered by truck to Longboat Key since the project started in April. Approximately 60% of the total truck tonnage has been delivered thus far.
The sea turtle nesting season is ramping up. Thus far, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists have documented 196 sea turtle nests on Longboat Key, and over 35 nests have been relocated from upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests.
Shorebirds are also mating and nesting along the Longboat Key shoreline, and the monitoring personnel from Sauers Environmental Monitoring have marked and fenced off shorebird nesting and fledging areas along the southern end of the project limits. The project limits have been adjusted to avoid these areas.
Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 23 May 2016
Work is progressing rapidly along Segment 3 with sand placement from Pelican Harbour (4241 Gulf of Mexico Drive) southward. Work will progress south until approximately the second half of June to the access site across Gulf of Mexico Drive from Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive). Operations will then move southward from the same access point to Veinte (2675 Gulf of Mexico Drive).
The access at Atlas Street (4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive) has re-opened to the public, and the new beach is already home to several sea turtle nests.
Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists continue to monitor the beach and have relocated more than seven nests from upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb the nests. Thus far this season, there are more than 29 nests along the Longboat Key shoreline.
The contractor will suspend operations on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend (May 28-30) to allow residents and visitors uninterrupted use of the beach. Generally, the truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach. For additional status updates and helpful links, click here.
DATE: 13 May 2016
Truck hauling operations at the Atlas Street beach access (4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive) have been completed. The Contractor is currently removing equipment from this area and cleaning up operations there. The public access should be ready to re-open to the public late next week. With the completion of Segments 1 and 2 of the Central Key truck haul operations, the Contractor has completed roughly one-third of the project.
At the same time, the contractor is preparing for the arrival of sand-hauling trucks on Monday May 16 for Segment 3 at the access site across Gulf of Mexico Drive from Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive). This is a private access, so no public access points will be affected. Truck hauling on the beach will extend from the access point northward to Pelican Harbour (4241 Gulf of Mexico Drive). The actual beach fill operations will progress from north to south back toward the Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove access. Work in this segment is expected to take several weeks to complete before operations shift to the beaches south of that access.
Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists continue to monitor the beach and have already relocated several nests from the upcoming construction areas to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb them.
The truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 4 May 2016
Truck hauling operations at the Atlas Street beach access (4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive) are approximately 40 percent complete. This segment of the project, which extends from the Westchester southward to Casa del Mar (4621 to 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive), should be completed by May 13. The public will be notified when the beach access reopens.
The contractor is preparing the next access site across Gulf of Mexico Drive from Gulfshore/Buttonwood Cove (3710 Gulf of Mexico Drive). This is a private easement, so no public access points will be affected. Beginning the week of May 16, sand will be placed from Pelican Harbour (4241 Gulf of Mexico Drive) southward to the access point.
Longboat Key’s first sea turtle nests of the season were found on the north end of the island. No nests have been found in areas affected by beach construction. Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists continue to monitor the beach and will relocate nests as necessary to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb them.
The truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 28 April 2016
Sand delivery to the beach segment between Aria and Seaplace (2295 to 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive) is complete, with the last of 3,058 truckloads of sand delivered on April 26. The contractor will remove his equipment and prepare the beach between Aria and the Colony property to make the area suitable for sea turtle nesting.
Truck hauling operations will now shift to the Atlas Street public access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The beach access will be closed to the public beginning Friday, April 29. Truck delivery of sand is likely to begin on Monday, May 2. This segment of the project extends from the Westchester southward to Casa del Mar, 4621 to 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Work in this location — the smallest of the beach haul segments — should be completed in three weeks.
Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists began monitoring the beach on April 15 for signs of sea turtle nesting. No activity has been spotted on Longboat Key. Sea turtle nests that are found in work areas will be relocated to safe areas of the beach where construction activity will not disturb them. Sea turtle monitoring will continue throughout the project.
The truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 21 April 2016
As of today, more than 2,400 truckloads of sand have been delivered from the mine in Immokalee for placement on the beach south of the Islander Club, from the Aria condominium southward to the Bay Isles Beach Club and the Sunset Beach condominium. Work in this segment is approximately 85 percent complete.
Late last week, Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle biologists began monitoring the beach for crawls, nests and sea turtles that may arrive in the beach nourishment work zone overnight. Thus far, no activity has been spotted on Longboat Key, although the biologists are also tracking activity elsewhere in the State (generally south of Longboat Key) for signs of impending sea turtle arrival. Sea turtle nests that are found in work areas will be relocated to safe areas of the beach where no construction activity will disturb them. Sea turtle monitoring will continue throughout the project.
After work is completed in this segment, truck haul operations will shift to the Atlas Street public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Preparations at the Atlas Street access site for work in this segment (Segment 2 of the Central Key Truck Haul Project) may begin later next week (week of April 25th). When preparations begin, the access point will be temporarily closed to the public during the trucking and beach fill work. The truck haul operates 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with sand hauling trucks traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety. Please pardon the interruption while we work to enhance the beach.
DATE: 15 April 2016
Today marks the first day of sea turtle nest monitoring by the trained personnel of Mote Marine Laboratory. The on-beach monitors begin each morning at the construction access site to check for crawls, nests, and sea turtles that may have arrived in the work zone overnight. The monitors then proceed to check the rest of the work areas and the adjacent beaches for similar signs of sea turtle activity. Sea turtle nests that are found in the work areas will be relocated to safe areas of the beach where no construction activity will disturb them. This monitoring work will continue through the entire project period.
As of April 15th over 1,350 truckloads of sand have been delivered to the first truck haul beach nourishment segment south of the Islander Club (Segment 1 in the map, below), in the vicinity of the Aria, Villa di Lancia, and En Provence Condominiums. Work in this segment is nearing the halfway point. When work is completed in this segment, truck haul operations will shift immediately to the Atlas Street area at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. During construction of this and all segments, numerous sand hauling trucks will be traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety.
Work in this segment will occur from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. Please pardon the interruption while work to enhance the beach progresses.
DATE: 12 April 2016
Progress continues on the construction of the first truck haul beach nourishment segment south of the Islander Club (Segment 1 in the map, below), in the vicinity of the Aria and Villa di Lancia Condominiums. As of April 12 (Tuesday), over 700 truck loads of sand have been delivered to that beach segment through the Colony access point. This represents over 24% of the trucks expected to be delivered to Segment 1. When work is completed in this segment, truck haul operations will shift immediately to the Atlas Street area (public beach access located at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive). During construction of this and all segments, numerous sand hauling trucks will be traversing the beach in both directions, escorted by ATV for safety.
Work in this segment will occur from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. Please pardon the interruption while work to enhance the beach progresses.
DATE: 07 April 2016
Work commenced on the Longboat Key beach nourishment project on April 6 with the first phase of the truck haul operation. Sixty-two truck loads of sand were delivered through the Colony access for sand placement south of the Islander Club groins. Over the next few weeks, approximately 40,000 cubic yards of sand will be delivered to this segment of the beach, and the daily number of trucks will increase to accelerate completion of the work. During this period, numerous sand hauling trucks will be traversing the beach from the Colony to the fill site, escorted by ATV for safety. When work is completed in this segment, truck haul operations will shift immediately to the Atlas Street area.
DATE: 04 April 2016
On Wednesday, April 6, trucks will commence delivering sand to the Longboat Key shoreline south of the Islander Club to being the first of several beach nourishment projects being constructed by the Town of Longboat Key in 2016. In this segment (segment 1 in the map, below) approximately 40,000 cy of sand will be delivered through the Colony access point. During the construction of this segment, numerous sand hauling trucks will be traversing the beach from the Colony to the fill site, escorted by ATV for safety.
Work in this segment will occur from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. Please pardon the interruption while work to enhance the beach progresses.
DATE: 04 March 2016
The Town of Longboat Key is making preparations to construct up to four beach nourishment projects in 2016. These projects will work in tandem to provide much-needed beach sand to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline along the Key, which last received a major renourishment in 2005-2006. The individual projects are designed to take advantage of the available sand resources from both New Pass at the south end of the Key and Longboat Pass at the north end. The center of the Key is scheduled to receive sand delivered from upland sand mines. In total, the projects are expected to provide in excess of 600,000 cubic yards of sand to the island in 2016.
The work is proposed to begin in April 2016 with the start of truck-hauling operations along segments of the Central Key shoreline. The dredging projects are expected to commence in late Spring or early Summer, beginning at the south end of the island at New Pass, and moving to Longboat Pass in late Summer 2016. Please see the PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE link above for the tentative dates of construction in the various segments of the Key, and check back frequently for updates, as the schedule is subject to frequent change in order to reflect operations as the work progresses.
DATE: 12 February 2016
The Town of Longboat Key is making preparations to construct up to four beach nourishment projects in 2016. These projects will work in tandem to provide much-needed beach sand to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline along the Key, which last received a major renourishment in 2005-2006. The individual projects are designed to take advantage of the available sand resources from both New Pass at the south end of the Key and Longboat Pass at the north end. The center of the Key is scheduled to receive sand delivered from upland sand mines. In total, the projects are expected to provide in excess of 600,000 cubic yards of sand to the island in 2016.
The work is proposed to begin in April 2016 with the start of truck-hauling operations along segments of the Central Key shoreline. The dredging projects are expected to commence in late Spring or early Summer, beginning at the south end of the island at New Pass, and moving to Longboat Pass in late Summer 2016. Please see the PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE link above for the tentative dates of construction in the various segments of the Key, and check back frequently for updates, as the schedule is subject to frequent change in order to reflect operations as the work progresses.
At the North End of the Key (Segment 7), Norfolk Dredging Company completed dredging operations at Longboat Pass on Friday October 21st. The Contractor is presently working on demobilization activities and the final grading and dressing of the beach and the access corridors in that area. Final surveys of the beaches for 2016 will be occurring this week. Truck deliveries for the emergency beach fill at the Longboat Key Club (Segment 6) concluded on Friday October 7th, and grading and dressing of the beach has been completed.